Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 27, 1999

Name: Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 27, 1999
Start: 1999-02-27T20:19
End: 1999-02-27T20:38
Location: Alabama

February 27, 1999 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:13 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: February 27, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 8 mi SSW of Centre
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.050, -85.730

Numerous trees reported down around the Davis Chapel Church near CR 19. In the Mt. Weisner Community on CR 39, two mobile homes were totally destroyed and six other homes sustained minor damage. Numerous barns and outbuildings were demolished, and numerous trees and power lines were blown to the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: February 27, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, 2 mi N of Forney
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.120, -85.470

Numerous trees and power lines knocked down in the McCord Crossroads area. Several outbuildings sustained minor damage and a few mobile homes lost their front porches.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, February 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683563, 5683564.